Danish fighter jets and French tanker in Nato drills over Greenland as Arctic tensions soar

0 January 17, 2026 10:05

Danish F-35 fighter jets and a French MRTT tanker have been seen conducting drills over south east Greenland.

NATO is weighing up sending fighter jets to Greenland – as European allies continue to bolster the Danish island’s defences.

Moscow has condemned Donald Trump’s rhetoric on seizing the territory, while also blasting “Western” claims that Russia or China pose a threat to the mineral-rich isle.

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